Near Rockford in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Knox County / Blount County

Knox County Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 7, 2010

1. Knox County Marker side

Inscription. Knox County
Established 1792; named in honor of
Maj. Gen. Henry Knox Washington's Chief of Artillery in the Revolutionary War. Secretary of War in Washington's Cabinet. One of the founders and first secretary of the Society of the Cincinnati.

Blount County
Established 1795; named in honor of
William Blount
Member of the North Carolina Legislature; twice member of Continental Congress; Governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio, 1790-1796; founder of city of Knoxville; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; speaker of the State Senate, 1798.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 35° 52.353′ N, 83° 56.603′ W. Marker is near Rockford, Tennessee, in Blount County. Marker is on Old Knoxville Highway (Tennessee Route 33), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockford TN 37853, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bartlett's Station

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(here, next to this marker); Sultana Monument (approx. 2½ miles away); Burial Mound (approx. 4 miles away); Indian Mound (approx. 4 miles away); John Sevier Farmstead (approx. 4.4 miles away); Fort Higley (approx. 4.6 miles away); James Gillespy's Fort (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hunt Field (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Henry Knox. (Submitted on October 29, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. The Society of the Cincinnati. (Submitted on October 29, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
3. William Blount. Wikipedia entry on the Tennessee legislator. (Submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Blount County Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022

2. Blount County Marker side

Knox County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 7, 2010

3. Knox County Marker

Maj. Gen. Henry Knox image. Click for full size.

Public domain

4. Maj. Gen. Henry Knox

Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1806, currently at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

William Blount (1749-1800) image. Click for full size.

Washington B. Cooper via Tennessee Portrait Project (public domain)

5. William Blount (1749-1800)

A paymaster in the Continental Army, he served as territorial governor, state legislator and chairman of the convention that drafted Tennessee's first constitution in 1796. He was expelled from the U.S. Senate in 1797 for his involvement in a scheme to incite the Creek and Cherokees to aid the British in conquering Spanish-held West Florida.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 29, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 5. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.